Chioma Surname
Approximately 15,688 people bear this surname
Chioma Surname User-submission:
Chioma is an Igbo surname, which means 'God is good'. It comes from the words chi, meaning 'God', and oma, meaning 'good'.
Chioma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15,137 | 1:11,703 | 1,214 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| United States | 104 | 1:3,485,182 | 196,218 |
| England | 43 | 1:1,295,769 | 58,667 |
| Italy | 25 | 1:2,446,268 | 94,040 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Chioma (251,638) may also be a first name.
Chioma Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Chioma is an Igbo surname, which means 'God is good'. It comes from the words chi, meaning 'God', and oma, meaning 'good'.
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Chioma Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Chioma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chioma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chioma (Russian: Чиома) is most common in Nigeria. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chioma? popularity and diffusion
Chioma is the 33,831st most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 464,530 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chioma reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chioma is also the 4,178th most frequently occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 251,638 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 15,137 people, or 1 in 11,703. In Nigeria Chioma is mostly concentrated in: Borno, where 32 percent live, Anambra, where 19 percent live and Imo, where 15 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Chioma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Chioma surname is primarily Christian (92%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Chioma last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Chioma earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 18.84% more than the national average, earning R 282,408 per year and in United States they earn 10.82% more than the national average, earning $47,816 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chioma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chioma in the Russian language | ||
| Чиома | cioma | - |
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Footnotes
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